Croton glandulosus var. floridanus

(A. M. Ferguson) R. W. Long

Rhodora 72: 22. 1970.

Endemic
Basionym: Croton floridanus A. M. Ferguson Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 12: 50, plate 15. 1901
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 216. Mentioned on page 215.

Plants 1–2 dm. Stems sparsely stellate-hairy, hairs appressed, radii equal, central radius lacking. Leaves: petiole apical glands sessile, circular when dry, 0.2–0.3 mm diam.; blade 0.6–1.5 (–3) × 0.5–1.2 cm, length mostly 2 times width or less, membranous, marginal teeth rounded, both surfaces glabrate; base markedly 3-veined.


Phenology: Flowering year-round.
Habitat: Beaches, sand dunes, old fields, disturbed sites, waste places.
Elevation: 0–50 m.

Discussion

Variety floridanus grows in Broward, Collier, Lee, Manatee, Martin, and Pinellas counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"connate" is not a number. "distinct" is not a number.

stellate-hairy +  and glabrous +
straight +
obtuse;rounded +
0.2mm +  and 0.3mm +
Benjamin W. van Ee +  and Paul E. Berry +
(A. M. Ferguson) R. W. Long +
obtuse +  and truncate +
Croton floridanus +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
less +  and 2 +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
oblong-lanceolate;ovate +
membranous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0–50 m. +
pistillate +  and staminate +
sessile +  and shortly stipitate +
subtending +
cuplike +
Beaches, sand dunes, old fields, disturbed sites, waste places. +
scale-like +  and stellate +
axillary +  and terminal +
palmate +  and pinnate +
colorless +  and reddish +
deciduous +, semideciduous +  and persistent +
palmate +  and pinnate +
coarsely crenate +  and serrate-dentate +
extrastaminal +
pistillate +  and staminate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
pale green +  and white +
list;count;distinct +
rudimentary +
oblanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Flowering year-round. +
(1-)3-carpellate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
lenticular +, globose +, ovoid +, oblong +  and ellipsoid +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
valvate +  and imbricate +
distinct +  and connate +
subequal +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.75 cm7.5 mm <br />0.0075 m <br />) +
stellate-hairy +
caducous +, deciduous +  and persistent +
linear-subulate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
connate +  and distinct +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (?) +
Decarinium glandulosum +, Geiseleria glandulosa +  and Oxydectes glandulosa +
Croton glandulosus var. floridanus +
Croton glandulosus +
variety +
14 +, 10 +, 9 +  and 8 +